(19)
(11) EP 1 489 512 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.03.2009 Bulletin 2009/12

(43) Date of publication A2:
22.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/52

(21) Application number: 04013392.8

(22) Date of filing: 07.06.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 11/36(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL HR LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 20.06.2003 US 600066

(71) Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Redmond, WA 98052 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Haselden, Kirk J.
    Issaquah Washington 98029 (US)
  • Hartman, Brian J.
    Bellevue Washington 98007 (US)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät 
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München
80802 München (DE)

   


(54) Debugging breakpoints on pluggable components


(57) The debugging of breakpoints on pluggable components is provided. In a computing environment having extensible, pluggable components, systems and methods are provided to allow for the setting of breakpoints at various points in the run-time of the components such that errors may be observed, tracked, and resolved. In an illustrative implementation, a computing environment comprises a client, runtime, and tasks. In operation, the client communicates with the runtime and the tasks to perform debugging operations. The task sets breakpoints which are communicated to the client through the runtime. When a breakpoint is encountered the task is suspended such that the client can perform debugging should there be a problem in the task execution. Upon satisfaction, the client resumes the task operations through the runtime.







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